Real-life experience + Learning from Start-ups. We visited three companies in the Science & Technology Park
2. Koln 3D Technology (Medical) Ltd. Edmond Yau, Director & Founder and Sibyl Mak, CTO explaining their technology to us – how 3D printing can help medical surgeries
3. Last stop: Bank of China’s branch – all high tech and AI
January to advance forward to the new year 2019!
We started the meeting thanking Sheila Partrat of Protelicious for treating the meeting Chilled Mocha from Protelicious.
The highlight of the meeting was David Andrews’ presentation telling us his personal journey to plunge from a corporate job to an entrepreneur.
The networking and exchanges between the members were exciting. We can see the passion among this group.
Attendees of this meeting:
Co-Chairs, Madeleine Behan and Brain Brown with the Presenter of the day, David Andrews:
Ben Ross, Head Of Strategy, Miro AI
Brian Brown, Consultant, Tai Hung Fai Group
David Andrews, Managing Director, Chunky Onion Productions Limited
Henry Chan, Founder, ThinkAct
Eric Cheng, Principal Consultant, Innovation Business Accelerator Co. Ltd.
Ken Chow, Managing Partner, {embrace} worldwide
Jin Sun, Director Business Development, iSGO HK Limited
Benson Leung, Brand Manager, Per Suit, Menswear Design & Development
Julien Mathieu, Co-Founder AD MediLink & Healthy Matters
Madeleine Behan, Co-Chair, ESBC, Director, The Communication Group
Michael Wong, Founder & Executive Director, MAPLE Consultancy
Parker Robinson, Founder, The Word Factory
Sheila Partrat, Managing Director, Co-Founder, Protelicious Ltd.
Rick Wong, Founder & Strategist, RWN Solutions
Wixon Lau, Sales Manager, EventBank
Committee Liaison Officer: Sophia Chan-Combrink, Executive Director, CanCham Secretariat
Madeleine welcomed all the returning members and new members joining the meeting, then asked all members to give brief introductions of themselves and their work.
Special Mention:
Michael Wong – Journey to set up a new company
Michael used to work with the University of Waterloo Foundation in Hong Kong. This summer, he left the Foundation and started his own business in September. A company called “Maple Consultancy” and now for only 3 months, Michael has successfully connected University of Waterloo with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to set up a research lab in Hong Kong with a support funding of HK$500 million from the Hong Kong Government.
Special Welcome to those who attended the Entrepreneur and Small Business Committee meeting the first time:
Rick Wong Founder & Strategist, RWN Solutions
Ken Chow Managing Partner, {embrace} worldwide
A returning member, Andrea Springmann shared her experience to join the Canadian community, which it is very diverse and it is definitely a two-way street for people in Canada and Hong Kong to interact.
Andrew said everyone should give back to the community. Other key reasons for people to join ESBC include reaching outside the circle and expanding own network; meeting new friends and establishing business partnership. And this is a dynamic committee.
This is for each member to discuss challenges and solutions to problems in setting up their own business
Our first volunteer:
David Andrews Managing Director, Chunky Onion Production Limited
2. Madeleine asked members to consider a new type of activities for the Committee – Site Visit. The meeting decided to visit two to three start-ups in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. Eric Cheng, and Thomas Wong volunteered to coordinate with two start-ups.
Present in this meeting in November included:
Madeleine Behan Co-Chair, ESBC
Andrea Springmann Leisure, Travel & Tourism Professional
Andrew Jones Sanctuary Resorts
Brian Brown Consultant, Tai Hung Fai Group
David Andrews Managing Director, Chunky Onion Production Limited
Eric Cheng Innovation Business Accelerator Co. Ltd.
Peony Chan University of Waterloo Hong Kong Foundation
Ken Chow Managing Partner, {embrace} worldwide
Jin Sun Business Development Director, iSGO HK Limited
Michael Wong Founder & Executive Director, MAPLE Consultancy
Parker Robinson Founder, The Word Factory
Rick Wong Founder & Strategist, RWN Solutions
Thomas Wong Head of Business Partnerships Mgt, Small Enterprise Management Division
Committee Liaison Officer: Renée Lau, Events & Marketing Manager, CanCham Secretariat
| THE 5TH TRANSPACIFIC ENTREPRENEURIAL CONFERENCE
Asia’s Hottest Economic Region, the Hong Kong-Macao-Guangdong “Greater Bay Area”: Are We Ready For It? Monday, December 3rd, Hosted by the Entrepreneur & Small Business Committee, jointly Presented by CanChamHK and HKCBA. Speakers presented the audience with multifaceted views of the future of the Greater Bay Area through a series of panels. Amongst the topics discussed were some of the current projects, building prosperity as a business, and the challenges to be expected as this region flourishes as a major economic region. On this day, the three Greater Bay Area CanChams also entered into a tripartite partnership MOU. Chairman Todd Handcock of CanChamHK, President Adam Turnbull of the newly established CanCham PRD, and President Howard Stribbell of CanCham Macao signed, marking this historic day for all Canadians in the Greater Bay Area. CanChamHK would like to thank our conference partner McMillan and our co-sponsors, The Anthony Behan Foundation, InvestHK, and Otis Gold Corp, as well as our supporting organizations, the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, HKTDC, Ivey Business School Asia, the University of Alberta, and the University of Waterloo!
Discussion Panel Chair: Brian Brown, Consultant for the Tai Hung Fai Group Awardees: 1. Natalia Mykhaylova, Founder & CEO, WeavAir (Ontario) 2. Peggy Chan, Founder, Managing Director & Executive Chef, The New Phase Grassroots Limited (Montreal) 3. Duleeka Ranatunga, Founder & CEO, Ourotech (Waterloo)
A Progress Report – Another Step Forward – Dr. Shawn Watson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Senescence Life Sciences (Awardee 2017)
2. The Conference
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October 16th – Great meeting, greeting sharing on the day when we met. Also, wonderful networking!
Despite the fact that there was an MTR breakdown, we turned up and committed to our meeting.
David Andrews, Managing Director, Chunky Onion Productions Limited; ; Brain Brown, Consultant, Tai Hung Fai Group; Brandon Hui, Director & VP, Business Development at Park Georgia Insurance Agencies Director & CEO, Groveland Financial Services Ltd; Andrew Jones, Guardian, Sanctuary Resorts; Jason Leung, Regional Procurement Director, JASPRO Sourcing Hong Kong Ltd.; Kennis Li, Mercantile Exchange; Peony Chan, University of Waterloo Hong Kong Foundation; Rosemary Goater, Co-founder, COO & Investor Relations, Systematic Edge; Rick Wong, Founder & Strategist, RWN Solutions
Madeleine Behan, Chair, Entrepreneur & Small Business Committee
Sophia Chan-Combrink, Executive Director, CanChamHK
Renee Lau, Events and Marketing Manager, CanChamHK
Presenting New Members to the Committee
David Andrews, Managing Director, Chunky Onion Productions Limited
Karen Kaur, LTGROUP
Kennis Li, Mercantile Exchange
Jason Leung, Regional Procurement Director, JASPRO Sourcing Hong Kong Ltd.
Ivan Jim, Investment Management, Hang Seng Bank
Rick Wong, Founder & Strategist, RWN Solutions
Upcoming Events
– The Canadian Dinner October 22nd (Monday) 2018
– The 5th TransPacific Entrepreneurial Conference December 3rd, 2018
Are You Available on October 22 for a Very Canadian Dinner?
Who Will be Attending
The Canadian Chamber community including our members, members of the Governors’ Council, the Executive Committee and the Chamber’s Interest Committees.
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On August 21, we held our regular monthly Committee meeting. We welcomed and introduced members who have just joined the Entrepreneur & Small Business Committee:
Special Welcome and Introduction of New Members:
Co-Chair, Madeleine Behan welcomed and also thanked our regular and longstanding members:
Andrew Jones (Guardian, Sanctuary Resorts); Brian R. Brown (Consultant, Tai Hung Fai Group); Eric Cheng (Founder, Innovation Business Accelerator Co. Ltd.); Jin Sun (Director Business Development, iSGO HK Limited); Michael Wong (Managing Director, University of Waterloo Hong Kong Foundation); Susanna Law (Manager, Superior Strategy Business Centre)
Further, thanks to Susanna for arranging and hosting the venue: Cafe de Savoy on Des Voeux Road
During the meeting, we all saved the date for the two Signature Events of the Year hosted by the Entrepreneur and Small Business Committee:
– The Canadian Dinner October 22nd (Monday) 2018
– The 5th TransPacific Entrepreneurial Conference December 3rd, (Monday 2pm-6pm Conference, 6pm-8pm Cocktail) 2018
From a Concept to Funding to Where Are We Now,
Where Do We Want to Go:
The Journey of the Solerìco Foundation
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
New Signature Series 2018/2019 Sponsored by Baker Tilly Hong Kong
The Entrepreneur and Small Business Committee (ESBC) organized and presented our Signature Event of June 2018:
Launching and Growing a Business Successfully Part 3
Solerìco is a renewable energy non-profit organization based in Hong Kong. With your help, Solerìco promotes and invests in green technologies, bridging the gap between communities with energy needs and the governments, corporations, communities and individuals who want to cut out fossil fuels and make a change in the world. Join the event to hear about Solerìco’s mission, challenges, and future plans moving forward.
Martine Vanasse – Board Secretary of Solerìco (Head of Control Room & Investment Banking and Capital Markets Compliance, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse) A lot of businesses are seeing opportunities for their senior management to be involved in volunteering. We will hear how and why Martine has got involved in Solerìco.
Jack Wagner co- founded Solerico Foundation in March 2017 with Caitlin, his wife, to manage and finance renewable energy projects that cut out fossil fuels and alleviate poverty on a non-profit basis. Through Solerico, which has since grown to a team of eight volunteers, they have financed solar power projects in Nepal and begun developing renewables projects in Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea. Jack grew up in Hong Kong and attended university in the USA. Outside of Solerico, Jack is a political risk analyst at Nardello.
Caitlin Spencer, co- founder of Solerico Foundation had a vision to combat the effects of climate change and help disadvantaged communities gain access to clean, and reliable electricity. This is the reason that together with Jack, they co-founded Solerico Foundation. While both Caitlin and Jack work on the day to day aspects of Solerico, Caitlin focuses her efforts on finding and fine tuning the projects in Nepal whereas Jack tends to focus on projects in Hong Kong. Caitlin grew up in Hong Kong and graduated with a double major from the University of Toronto and became certified as a nutritional advisor and personal trainer in the UK. Outside of Solerico, Caitlin is a freelance personal trainer.
The Seminar had the full support of the Entrepreneur and Small Business Committee and attended by several of the committee members including the new Vice-Chair (Internal) of the Chamber, Joseph Law and Sophia Chan-Combrink, the new Executive Director of CanChamHK
On behalf of ESBC, Co-Chair Madeleine presented a Certificate of Appreciation and Thank You to Martine, Jack and Caitlin.
Home for Entrepreneurs and Small Business: Committee Meeting in June
Alberta U Venture Mentoring Service
Thanks, Joanna Chan, Advancement Officer in Asia at University of Alberta Office of Advancement, for introducing their Venture Mentoring Program to our committee meeting.
The Chair of the meeting, Madeleine Behan thanks these members for participating in the meeting:
Andrew Jones, Sanctuary Resorts
Bryan Vaz, IMIT Advisory | Improve My IT
Eric Cheng, Innovation Business Accelerator Co. Ltd.
Jin Sun, iSGO HK Limited
Henry Chan, Think Act
Joanna Chan, University of Alberta, Office of Alumni Relations, Office of Advancement
Susanna Law, Superior Strategy Business Centre
Cecilia Lui, Ilia Connect
James Thomson-Sakhrani, RX Fashion
Rosemary Goater, SystematicEdge
Yoji Chu, NorthSun Group
Our next Event: June 27, 2018 (Wednesday) 6.30pm -8pm
For more information and registration https://www.cancham.org/event/?eid=998
From a Concept to Funding to Where Are We Now,
Where Do We Want to Go:
The Journey of the Solerìco Foundation
New Signature Series 2018/2019
Launching and Growing a Business Successfully Part 3
Sponsored by Baker Tilly Hong Kong
Presented by:
The Entrepreneur and Small Business Committee
Supported by the Young Professionals Committee and
the Sustainable Development Committee
Venue: CanChamHK Boardroom
Unit BC, 10/F, China Overseas Building 139 Hennessy Road
Martine Vanasse – Board Secretary of Solerìco (Head of Control Room & Investment Banking and Capital Markets Compliance, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse) A lot of businesses are seeing opportunities for their senior management to be involved in volunteering. We will hear how and why Martine has got involved in Solerìco.
Mr. Jack Wagner
Co-Founder & CEO
Solerico Foundation
Jack Wagner co- founded Solerico Foundation in March 2017 with Caitlin, his wife, to manage and finance renewable energy projects that cut out fossil fuels and alleviate poverty on a non-profit basis. Through Solerico, which has since grown to a team of eight volunteers, they have financed solar power projects in Nepal and begun developing renewables projects in Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea. Jack grew up in Hong Kong and attended university in the USA. Outside of Solerico, Jack is a political risk analyst at Nardello.
Caitlin Spencer,
Co-Founder & COO
Solerico Foundation
Caitlin Spencer, co- founder of Solerico Foundation had a vision to combat the effects of climate change and help disadvantaged communities gain access to clean, and reliable electricity. This is the reason that together with Jack, they co-founded Solerico Foundation. While both Caitlin and Jack work on the day to day aspects of Solerico, Caitlin focuses her efforts on finding and fine tuning the projects in Nepal whereas Jack tends to focus on projects in Hong Kong. Caitlin grew up in Hong Kong and graduated with a double major from the University of Toronto and became certified as a nutritional advisor and personal trainer in the UK. Outside of Solerico, Caitlin is a freelance personal trainer.
For more event information, please contact: events1@cancham.org
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